Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Wallis and Futuna Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,546 miles (or 8,926 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Felts Field and Wallis Island, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Felts Field and Wallis Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFF / KSFF |
| Airport Name: | Felts Field |
| Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°40'59"N by 117°19'21"W |
| Area Served: | Spokane, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Spokane City-County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFF |
| More Information: | SFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLS / NLWW |
| Airport Name: | Wallis Island |
| Location: | Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'1"S by 176°11'59"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLS |
| More Information: | WLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Felts Field (SFF):
- On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
- The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.
- Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
- Felts Field covers an area of 416 acres at an elevation of 1,957 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport has two hard surface runways and one runway on the Spokane River.
- The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- The closest airport to Wallis Island (WLS) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) WSW of WLS.
- At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
- Because of Wallis Island's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallis Island at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Wallis Island (WLS) is Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), which is nearly antipodal to Wallis Island (meaning Wallis Island is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diori Hamani International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Niamey, Niger.
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
- ʻUvea is one of the three traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna, the other two being Alo and Sigave in the Hoorn Islands.
- The King of Uvea is called the "Lavelua".
